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Restaurant Schloss Neuweier {castle restaurant}
Deutsche Werkstätten services:Interior design, planning, interior furnishing, manufacture of
freestanding furniture
The historic structure of the building and a new, modern image had to be convincingly combined in
the restaurant of Schloss Neuweier. This was the task that faced the Frankfurt-based architect—s
office J.S.K. (conversion and renovation) and our interior designer Marcel Beckmann. And they can
be justly proud of the results.The rooms originate from a wide variety of different periods but appear,
as if by magic, to be all part of one unified entity. Each of the interiors fits in with the others whilst
retaining its distinct character at the same time — be it the —Rittersaal— (Knights— Hall), the
—Mainzer Stube— (Mainz Parlour) with its tricky hallway, the reception area with desk, the tower
room, or even the wine cellar. The interior designer from Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau placed an
emphasis on integrating certain design elements throughout the entire interior. To achieve this effect
he incorporated unifying etching designs and fabric covers in each of the rooms. These interrelated
elements often only appear to be very subtle, but they are nevertheless omnipresent. The wall and
table lamps in each of the interiors are, for instance, all akin with one another, but they have been
designed with a different fabric in each room. A whole array of small details evokes a sense of
rapprochement with historical models. The remains of old wall paintings have, for example, been
deliberately spared from new plastering work and act as windows providing a glimpse into a world
gone by. Even the old wine cellar has been converted into a room for guests; its two seating benches
are supported by old stones which once used to carry the wine casks. A trick of the eye: whilst the
upper end of the panelling follows the curved path of the ceiling, a mirror has been placed between
the ceiling and the wood panelling, evoking the impression that the curves continue into infinity. The
newly laid, wide wooden floorboards in the upstairs rooms are also unusual, their width reflecting the
look of eras gone by. This special feature proved something that modern parquet layers were not
prepared to undertake. But the problem was solved by yet another trick of the eye conceived by the
Hellerau workshops: the naturally grown larch boards were cut lengthways, separated, placed
alongside one another and glued together again along their narrow edge. It is this level of attention to
detail that has made Schloss Neuweier into a Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau design that is truly
pioneering even for our time, both in terms of its architectural design and excellent workmanship.
Text: Rainer Baginski
Photos: Bernadette Grimmenstein
Date: 2005
DEUTSCHE
WERKSTaTTEN
Restaurant Schloss Neuweier {castle restaurant}
Deutsche Werkstätten services:Interior design, planning, interior furnishing, manufacture of
freestanding furniture
DEUTSCHE
WERKSTaTTEN
Restaurant Schloss Neuweier {castle restaurant}
Deutsche Werkstätten services:Interior design, planning, interior furnishing, manufacture of
freestanding furniture
DEUTSCHE
WERKSTaTTEN
Restaurant Schloss Neuweier {castle restaurant}
Deutsche Werkstätten services:Interior design, planning, interior furnishing, manufacture of
freestanding furniture
DEUTSCHE
WERKSTaTTEN
Restaurant Schloss Neuweier {castle restaurant}
Deutsche Werkstätten services:Interior design, planning, interior furnishing, manufacture of
freestanding furniture
DEUTSCHE
WERKSTaTTEN
Restaurant Schloss Neuweier {castle restaurant}
Deutsche Werkstätten services:Interior design, planning, interior furnishing, manufacture of
freestanding furniture
DEUTSCHE
WERKSTaTTEN
Restaurant Schloss Neuweier {castle restaurant}
Deutsche Werkstätten services:Interior design, planning, interior furnishing, manufacture of
freestanding furniture
DEUTSCHE
WERKSTaTTEN
Restaurant Schloss Neuweier {castle restaurant}
Deutsche Werkstätten services:Interior design, planning, interior furnishing, manufacture of
freestanding furniture
DEUTSCHE
WERKSTaTTEN
Restaurant Schloss Neuweier {castle restaurant}
Deutsche Werkstätten services:Interior design, planning, interior furnishing, manufacture of
freestanding furniture
DEUTSCHE
WERKSTaTTEN
Restaurant Schloss Neuweier {castle restaurant}
Deutsche Werkstätten services:Interior design, planning, interior furnishing, manufacture of
freestanding furniture
DEUTSCHE
WERKSTaTTEN
Restaurant Schloss Neuweier {castle restaurant}
Deutsche Werkstätten services:Interior design, planning, interior furnishing, manufacture of
freestanding furniture
DEUTSCHE
WERKSTaTTEN
Restaurant Schloss Neuweier {castle restaurant}
Deutsche Werkstätten services:Interior design, planning, interior furnishing, manufacture of
freestanding furniture
DEUTSCHE
WERKSTaTTEN
Restaurant Schloss Neuweier {castle restaurant}
Deutsche Werkstätten services:Interior design, planning, interior furnishing, manufacture of
freestanding furniture